Marty Zambotto, known as Go-Jo, is an emerging Australian pop artist famous for hits like “Mrs Hollywood” and “Milkshake Man”. His vibrant debut album showcases infectious pop anthems, earning him over 130 million streams and significant social media followings. Recently, he returned to Eurovision, affirming his global impact and unique style.
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Once a month for over a decade, a karaoke host flew to a bauxite mining town on the edge of Arnhem Land. Two extraordinary friends. A boat trip to a cove ringed with mansions. A marriage ended, a coming out began. And one evening — a very quiet, very final reminder that Nhulunbuy played by more than one set of rules.
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Tokyo’s pollution. A mirror-lined basement club. An ancient gate in the middle of Osaka traffic. A Yakuza warning in a dark alley. The saddest museum in the world. And a host brother whose position on vending machine publications was more complicated than he let on. Japan, unfinished — and unforgettable.
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Anthony Callea, a celebrated Australian vocalist, returns with The CONNECTION Tour this October and November. This intimate concert series showcases his powerful voice and personal storytelling. Accompanied by a talented acoustic band, Callea will perform beloved songs, creating a memorable experience that promotes unity and emotional connection among audiences.
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A drag queen who could actually lip sync. A Pride board colleague, sweet-souled and now quietly absent. A nightclub instant-friendship with a man of shared politics, shared complications, and a quick temper that has occasionally misfired. Three Elizabeths, a Daddy, and twenty-two years of Melbourne friendship in all its imperfect glory.
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Two visits. Two completely different Japans. A seventeen-year-old boy hosted by extraordinary wealth in Nara and tradition in Kyoto. A twenty-five-year-old president riding the bullet train first class, courtesy of a host best left nameless. The country that gave Brett Hayhoe the travel bug — and never quite gave it back.
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A road trip to the tip of Cape Cod. A town that does Bear Week like nowhere else on earth. Seafood that warranted the drive. A karaoke bar that discovered something about its newest patron. And a cold so bitterly personal it left a flu as a souvenir. Worth every degree of it.
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A hurricane that grounded every airline but one. A former airline employee who fixed it in two minutes. A building fifteen floors up, swaying. A flooded Manhattan and a drive through darkness without traffic lights. Hurricane Sandy — the storm that turned a New York visit into something considerably more than a visit.
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A first big trip. A mother and son on Queensland Rail, heading south to visit family. A cousin with a church group and an enormous quantity of alcohol. A homecoming that went badly wrong. A holiday cut short and a train back to Cairns — rather sooner than planned.
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A chat floor. A flight to Melbourne. A week in a motel and a tram ride through a city neither of them lived in together for long. What followed was a friendship of twenty-five years — irregular, occasionally fractious, and entirely genuine. Until, recently, it wasn’t.
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